Connect With Us
First, come to a meeting. That is the best way to connect with folks who can get you off to a good start in the art form of bonsai.
The Fort Worth Bonsai Society meets on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 pm at the conservatory of the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens, 3220 Botanic Garden Boulevard. The gardens and conservatory are located on University Drive just west of downtown Forth Worth. Each regular meeting begins with a short business meeting followed by a program. In addition, an informal workshop is held on the fourth Thursday of each month for members wishing to bring in trees for advice or simply to work on their trees in the company of other bonsaiists.
History
The Fort Worth Bonsai Society was founded on April 25, 1985. The instigator and founding member was Estella Flather who is still an integral member of the club. We are a fairly young club with many beginners to the art. Meetings range from talks on various aspects of bonsai, to demonstrations by nationally recognized bonsai artists, to members workshops. The society holds its monthly meeting on the second Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM at the Fort Worth Botanic Garden Conservatory, 3220 Botanic Garden Drive North, Fort Worth, Texas. A second meeting is held in many months on the fourth Thursday at 7:00 PM at the same location. The second meeting may have a planned program, Estella Flather may teach a class, or sometimes there is a workshop for designing junipers to sell as a fund raiser for the club.
We have two yearly shows held in conjunction with the Fort Worth Botanic Gardens at “Springfest” in April and “Fallfest” in October in the Japanese Gardens. In addition, we have one yearly “Show & Sale” at the Conservatory of the Botanic Gardens at which vendors sell bonsai and bonsai-related items. The Fort Worth Bonsai Society is a member of the Lone Star Bonsai Federation.
If you would like to contact the club directly, you may reach us at webmaster@fwbonsai.org.
